Threadable yarn treatment tube

ABSTRACT

In apparatus comprising a passageway through which an advancing yarn must be threaded, yarn guides and locating means for a suction gun are provided, whereby the yarn may be led close to the passageway entrance and on cutting may be entrained through the passageway into the gun.

United States Patent 1191 Heap et al. 1 July 9, 1974 [54] THREADABLEYARN TREATMENT TUBE 3,381,869 5/1968 Smith 226/92 x ,4 0,4 mi e al.... X[75] Inventors: Heap; CW5; 2,422,622 7/1323 3 526816616 x J MlchaelGreenway, all Of 3,471,050 6/1973 Coats et al 226/92 )1 Harmgatfi,ngland 3,474,615 10/1969 Irwin et a1... 28/ 1 .4 X 3,482,387 12/1969Slack 57/34.5 X [73] Assgnee F' F Chem! hdustr'es 3,593,511 7/1971Guignard et a1... 57/34 R Llmlted, London England 3,605,396 11/1971Guignard et a1. 57/106 [22 Filed; O 24 1972 3,619,999 11/1971Escursel-Prat 57/34 R 3,624,992 12/1971 Brown 57/34 R [21] Appl. No.1299,800 3,626,440 12/1971 Harmon 57/34 R 3,678,579 v 7/1972 Slauik226/97 X [52] US. Cl. 57/34 R, 57l37l7gg7/z7z'gfg3z, Primary Examinerjohn w. Huckert 9 Assistant Examiner-Charles Gorenstein 51 1111. (:1.G03 l/56 A A C h D b d [58] Field 61 Search 57/34 R, 80, 90, 91, 106,wmey, Y

57/34 B, 134.5, 107, 77.3, 34 T1, 77.33; Cushman 1 57 ABSTRACT 15-6]References cued In apparatus comprising a passageway through whichUNITEDSTATES PATENTS an advancing yam mustbe threaded, yarn guides and2,485,776 lO/1949 Roberts 57/34 Tr locating means for a suction gun areprovi e 2,572,138 lO/195l Griset, .lr. 57/34 T1" whereby the yarn may beled close to the passageway 2,783,954 3/1957 W316 61 al 57/34 TT Xenfrance and on cutting may be entrained through the TT j gun 2,949,7228/1960 Henry et al. 57/34 "[T 3,333,407 8/1967 De Bruin et al. 57/106 X1 Claim, 1 Drawing Figure United States Patent 1191 Heap et al. 1 July9, 1974 [54] THREADABLE YARN TREATMENT TUBE 3,381,869 5/1968 Smith226/92 x ,4 0,4 mi e al.... X [75] Inventors: Heap; CW5; 2,422,6227/1323 3 526816616 x J Mlchael Greenway, all Of 3,471,050 6/1973 Coatset al 226/92 )1 Harmgatfi, ngland 3,474,615 10/1969 Irwin et a1... 28/ 1.4 X 3,482,387 12/1969 Slack 57/34.5 X [73] Assgnee F' F Chem! hdustr'es3,593,511 7/1971 Guignard et a1... 57/34 R Llmlted, London England3,605,396 11/1971 Guignard et a1. 57/106 [22 Filed; O 24 1972 3,619,99911/1971 Escursel-Prat 57/34 R 3,624,992 12/1971 Brown 57/34 R [21] Appl.No.1 299,800 3,626,440 12/1971 Harmon 57/34 R 3,678,579 v 7/1972 Slauik226/97 X [52] US. Cl. 57/34 R, 57l37l7gg7/z7z'gfg3z, Primary Examinerjohn w. Huckert 9 Assistant Examiner-Charles Gorenstein 51 1111. (:1.G03 l/56 A A C h D b d [58] Field 61 Search 57/34 R, 80, 90, 91, 106,wmey, Y

57/34 B, 134.5, 107, 77.3, 34 T1, 77.33; Cushman 1 57 ABSTRACT 15-6]References cued In apparatus comprising a passageway through whichUNITEDSTATES PATENTS an advancing yam mustbe threaded, yarn guides and2,485,776 lO/1949 Roberts 57/34 Tr locating means for a suction gun areprovi e 2,572,138 lO/195l Griset, .lr. 57/34 T1" whereby the yarn may beled close to the passageway 2,783,954 3/1957 W316 61 al 57/34 TT Xenfrance and on cutting may be entrained through the TT j gun 2,949,7228/1960 Henry et al. 57/34 "[T 3,333,407 8/1967 De Bruin et al. 57/106 X1 Claim, 1 Drawing Figure UNI ED STATES PATENT OFFICE "CERTIFICATE OFCORRECTION Pete o- 3,822,539 Dated July- 9, 197

Inventor) Harrison Heap; Robert Reid Coats and John Michael Greenway Itis certified that error appears .in the above-identified patent and thatsaid Letters Patent are hereby corrected as shown below:

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-- [30] Foreign Application Priority Data October 22, 1971,- Great Br1ta1n...-.."..A9118/71 Signed and sealed this 7th day of January 1975.

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McCOY M. GIBSON- JR. o I MARSHALL DANN Attesting Officer Commissioner ofPatents I FORM PC4050 0-69) uscorhu-oc cope-rm

1. Apparatus for treating a continuously advancing yarn comprising abody with a yarn passageway therethrough opening at one end into asuction gun locating means, the apparatus also comprising first guidingmeans for guiding a yarn in proximity to the passageway entrance andsecond guiding means for guiding yarn from the first guiding means roundthe outside of the body of the apparatus and into the suction gunlocating means whereby a yarn continuously advancing from a deliverymeans into a suction gun may be entrained through the passageway byengaging the yarn with the first guiding means and with the secondguiding means, engaging the suction gun in the suction gun locatingmeans and cutting the yarn between the first guiding means and thesuction gun.